What is the Demiton AusTender connector?

The Demiton AusTender connector reads from the Australian Government's AusTender procurement system. It retrieves tender notices, awarded contracts, contract amendments, agency data, and contractor records. No credentials are required - AusTender is a public API. The connector is available on every tier, including the free Public tier.

What can I ask about AusTender data in Demiton?

With the AusTender connector through the MCP server, you can ask Claude questions like: 'Which civil contractors were awarded packages on Cross River Rail?', 'Show me federal road contracts awarded in Queensland over $5M in the last 12 months', 'Which agencies are the top spenders on earthworks and civil construction?', or 'Has [supplier name] been awarded any government contracts in the last two years?' Every answer is sourced and attributable.

Do I need a paid Demiton account to use AusTender data?

A free Public tier account is required (verified business email, no credit card). Anonymous MCP callers are not permitted. The Public tier includes monthly quotas for ad-hoc searches and saved watchlists. Insights tier (AU$10,000/year) provides expanded AusTender query access alongside your own uploaded contract data.

AusTender connector for government tender data

Stable All tiers

AusTender is the Australian Government’s procurement information system. The adapter retrieves tender notices, contract awards, contract amendments, and supplier data for use in estimating and opportunity workflows.

Authentication: None - public API System type: AUSTENDER API reference: AusTender OCDS API

Supported resources

Supported resources
Resource	FETCH
`awarded_contracts`	✓ Yes
`contract_amendments`	✓ Yes
`contract_by_id`	✓ Yes
`active_tenders`	✓ Yes
`agencies`	✓ Yes
`contractors`	✓ Yes

Uses dual protocol support - OCDS v1 (Open Contracting Data Standard) for structured contract data, and RSS v2 for live tender feeds. Pagination is handled automatically.

Registers this connector fills

AusTender keeps 2 registers current in Civil Memory. Each name is the record you ask for, not the system it came from - ask for it in Studio or from your own AI client.

Register	What it holds	Fields from AusTender
Platform award `platform_award`	Awarded government civil contracts, from AusTender and state sources.	Fills all of 22
Platform tender `platform_tender`	Open government civil tender notices.	Fills all of 22

The full field list, requiredness and an example record for any register are on its published contract. Where more than one system fills a register, the register is the same shape either way.

Integration model

The adapter reads AusTender over two protocols: OCDS v1 for structured contract data and RSS v2 for live tender feeds. Responses are normalised before they enter the workflow runtime, and pagination is handled by the adapter.

Connection setup

No credentials are required - AusTender is a public API and Demiton maintains the registration centrally. There is nothing to configure on your side.

Example queries via MCP

Once connected through the MCP server, you can ask Claude:

“Which civil contractors were awarded packages on Cross River Rail?”
“Show me federal road contracts awarded in Queensland over $5M in the last 12 months.”
“Which agencies are the top spenders on earthworks and civil construction?”
“Has [Supplier Name] been awarded any government contracts in the last two years?”

Security

Access type: Read-only (public data)

AusTender is a public government API. No credentials are required or stored. All data retrieved is publicly available.

Next steps

MCP Server - connect Claude or ChatGPT to query AusTender directly
ABR - cross-reference suppliers against the Australian Business Register
Open Data (CKAN) - Queensland and federal project datasets
Sign up for Insights - overlay AusTender data against your uploaded contract rates

Frequently asked questions

What is the Demiton AusTender connector?: The Demiton AusTender connector reads from the Australian Government's AusTender procurement system. It retrieves tender notices, awarded contracts, contract amendments, agency data, and contractor records. No credentials are required - AusTender is a public API. The connector is available on every tier, including the free Public tier.
What can I ask about AusTender data in Demiton?: With the AusTender connector through the MCP server, you can ask Claude questions like: 'Which civil contractors were awarded packages on Cross River Rail?', 'Show me federal road contracts awarded in Queensland over $5M in the last 12 months', 'Which agencies are the top spenders on earthworks and civil construction?', or 'Has [supplier name] been awarded any government contracts in the last two years?' Every answer is sourced and attributable.
Do I need a paid Demiton account to use AusTender data?: A free Public tier account is required (verified business email, no credit card). Anonymous MCP callers are not permitted. The Public tier includes monthly quotas for ad-hoc searches and saved watchlists. Insights tier (AU$10,000/year) provides expanded AusTender query access alongside your own uploaded contract data.

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